NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE:KREF) today announced that the
Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.40 per share of common
stock and special voting preferred stock with respect to the first
quarter of 2018. The dividend is payable on April 13, 2018 to KREF’s
common stockholders and its special voting preferred stockholders of
record as of March 29, 2018.

This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which
reflect the Company’s current views with respect to, among other things,
its future operations and financial performance. The forward-looking
statements are based on the Company’s beliefs, assumptions and
expectations, taking into account all information currently available to
it. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result
of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to the
Company or are within its control, including those described under the
section entitled "Risk Factors" in KREF’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, accessible on the SEC’s website
at www.sec.gov.
Accordingly, actual outcomes or results may differ materially from those
indicated in this release. All forward looking statements in this
release speak only as of the date of this release. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.